how to sync files and folders outside of dropbox

i use dropbox on all my macs [and on my xp boot camp partitions] its very slick and easy to use. its saved my hide on many occasions. the biggest downfall so to speak is that dropbox only syncs files that reside in it’s folder.

here is how to overcome that obstacle…

In Windows:

Use either the JUNCTION utility from Sysinternals, or the MKLINK command built in to Windows Vista and Server 2008, for example:

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